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Event:
Gladiators 56 Roper v King
Date: Oct 29, 2017 |
#R1#
Souza throws an overhand right that lands on Kass's shoulder, as Kass tries to avoid the shot.
Souza swings widly with a right hand
and Kass counters with a right hand to the body.
Souza misses with a straight left.
Souza misses with a left hand
letting Kass counter with a right hand.
Marcos Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kass ducks right into an uppercut from Souza.
Souza looks to land a left hand but Kass moved out of range nicely.
Souza misses with a hook. Kass ducked under it nicely.
Souza misses with a lunging right hand
and Souza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kass throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kass throws a hook but Souza avoids it easily.
Souza is looking for the big counter here.
Kass lands a head shot.
Souza rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kass counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Souza thinking. #T1#
A big right from Souza misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Kass misses the target.
Souza misses with a lunging right hand
and Souza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL#
Kass rushes Souza and presses him up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Kass.
A head punch on the inside from Souza fails to land.
Kass is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Souza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Souza is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kass misses with the head strike.
Souza has a couple of punches blocked by Kass.
#BC2#
Souza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Souza throws a hook but Kass avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Kass misses its target.
Souza swats away the attempt to clinch by Kass.
Souza misses with a right hand
and Kass counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #ROC#
Souza is rocked!#T2##CL#
Kass moves into the clinch.
Souza misses with a punch to the body.
#BC2#
Souza breaks the clinch.
Souza misses with a right hand
and Kass counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Souza is still on wobbly legs! Can Kass finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souza tries to get into range but Kass steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Souza! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Kass scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big Kass!
A relieved looking Big Kass thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
Gladiators 46 Wills Jr v Zulu
Date: Sep 01, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Gonzales has closed the distance and engaged Kass in a clinch.
Gonzales has a couple of punches blocked by Kass.
A short left from Gonzales.
Kass lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A bit of stalling here from Gonzales.
Gonzales using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kass has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gonzales blocks an uppercut.
Gonzales slows down the pace here.
Kass misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kass fails to land.
Gonzales swings wildly with an uppercut but Kass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzales leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzales prevents a body shot from Kass.
Kass misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kass swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonzales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kass misses with the head strike.
#T1#
Gonzales throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kass blocks it with crossed arms.
Kass misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzales can't find room to land a body shot as Kass controls the action.
Kass working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kass prevents a body shot from Gonzales.
Gonzales scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gonzales tries to throw a body punch but Kass avoids it by throwing Gonzales back against the cage.
Kass working aggressively here.
Kass misses with some punches.
Kass lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gonzales tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kass struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonzales controls his hands.
Gonzales lands with a short shot to the head.
Gonzales tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kass swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Kass.
Kass is leaning against Gonzales and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kass doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kass lands a nice uppercut.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzales connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kass's face.
Kass misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kass misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzales blocking some punches.
Kass tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzales with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short left from Kass.
Gonzales lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kass swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonzales uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Gonzales.
A short right from Kass.
Gonzales has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kass seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gonzales can turn it around.
A hook to the body from Gonzales.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kass.
Kass can't find room to land a body shot as Gonzales controls the action.
Gonzales lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kass backwards.
Kass misses with the head strike.
Kass tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T3#
Gonzales doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kass misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kass doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gonzales obliges.
Gonzales scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gonzales looking to throw knees to the head but Kass is blocking nicely.
Gonzales crunches a lovely knee into Kass's ribcage.
Kass is breathing heavily.
Gonzales tries to work over Kass's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gonzales with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kass swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonzales is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kass tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kass misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzales lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gonzales prevents a body shot from Kass.
Kass misses with the head strike.
Kass lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzales with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T4#
Kass swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kass misses with some punches.
Kass is working Gonzales over against the cage.
Kass blocking some punches.
Gonzales lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gonzales unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kass lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gonzales lands with a right to the head.
Gonzales throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gonzales blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kass looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gonzales lands a knee to the head.
Gonzales lands with a short shot to the head.
Gonzales misses with a body punch.
A short right from Gonzales on the inside.
Kass throws a head punch that misses.
Gonzales scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kass swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonzales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kass swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonzales uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Gonzales dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Gonzales misses the body punch
and Kass counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kass tries to clinch but Gonzales is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kass. Gonzales does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonzales misses with a body kick.
Gonzales lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#KD2#
Gonzales waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Kass. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Kass to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
#ROC2#
Kass is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kass is trying to keep Gonzales in close.
Oh Kass is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#SUB2#
Gonzales drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gonzales jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gonzales is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kass seems to have got his legs back now.
Gonzales's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Kass on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kass tries to get out of the position.#T1#
Let's hope that Gonzales has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Gonzales works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gonzales is trying to control. Kass wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB2#
Gonzales is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kass defends it well. #SUB2#
Gonzales seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Kass is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Luis Gonzales!
During a confident post fight interview, Luis Gonzales thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
Gladiators 41 Khabib v Jack
Date: Aug 05, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Pepper moves into the clinch.
Pepper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kass backwards.
Pepper blocking some punches.
Kass working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kass throws a head punch that misses.
Kass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pepper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kass throws a punch but it's blocked by Pepper.
Pepper lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kass lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kass.
Kass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pepper blocks an uppercut.
Pepper swings wildly with an uppercut but Kass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kass misses with a punch on the inside.
Pepper swings wildly with an uppercut but Kass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kass goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pepper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kass working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T1#
Kass misses with some punches.
Pepper is leaning against Kass and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kass swings wildly with an uppercut but Pepper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kass misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pepper.
Pepper struggles to land a body shot inside as Kass controls his hands.
Pepper blocks an uppercut.
Pepper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pepper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Kass fails to land.
Kass lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pepper backwards.
Kass swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pepper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kass blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kass fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kass.
Pepper lands a nice uppercut.
Pepper throws a head punch that misses. #T2#
Kass blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pepper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pepper misses with a punch to the body.
Pepper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kass misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kass.
Pepper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pepper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pepper.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pepper.
Kass has a couple of punches blocked by Pepper.
Kass throws a punch but it's blocked by Pepper.
Pepper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Pepper.
A head punch on the inside from Pepper fails to land.
Pepper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pepper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kass.
Kass working aggressively here.
Pepper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#T3#
Pepper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pepper blocking some punches.
Pepper digs a right hand underneath Kass's ribcage. Kass let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kass misses with some punches.
Pepper scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've been informed that Kass has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pepper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kass has a couple of punches blocked by Pepper.
Pepper misses with the head strike.
Kass swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pepper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kasss head.
Pepper blocking some punches.
Kass takes a shot to the head.
Kass lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Pepper.
Kass misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pepper looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Pepper blocks a body shot from Kass.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kass takes a shot to the head. #T4#
Kass has a couple of punches blocked by Pepper.
Pepper scores with a shot to the side of Kass's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kass.
Pepper blocks an uppercut.
Pepper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kass backwards.
Kass pushes Pepper back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Pepper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pepper misses with a punch on the inside.
Pepper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pepper is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kass working aggressively here.
Pepper struggles to land a body shot inside as Kass controls his hands.
Pepper tries to throw a body punch but Kass avoids it by throwing Pepper back against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Pepper.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pepper.
Pepper throws a punch but it's blocked by Kass.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kass lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pepper lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Pepper dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Kass closes the distance and pushes Pepper back into the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pepper.
Kass working aggressively here.
Pepper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pepper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pepper misses with a body punch.
Kass throws a head punch that misses.
Pepper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kass can do to turn this around?
Kass throws a punch but it's blocked by Pepper.
Kass misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pepper pushes Kass back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pepper can't find room to land a body shot as Kass controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kass.
Pepper blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kass misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pepper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kass backwards.
Pepper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kass's elbow.
Kass misses with some punches.
Pepper lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Pepper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T1#
Kass takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pepper scores with a body shot.
Kass takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A shot to the body from Pepper misses
and Kass counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pepper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Pepper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pepper blocks an uppercut.
Pepper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #ROC#
Kass is rocked!
Kass goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pepper.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kass tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kass misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kass working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Kass fails to land. #T2#
Pepper lands a left hand.
Pepper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kass is still on wobbly legs! Can Pepper finish him?
Pepper lands a body punch.
Pepper has a couple of punches blocked by Kass.
Kass seems to have recovered his senses.
Pepper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pepper lands an uppercut.
Pepper swings wildly with an uppercut but Kass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pepper misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Pepper.
Pepper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kass backwards.
Kass misses with the head strike.
Pepper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kass fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kass scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pepper throws a head punch that misses.
Kass lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pepper backwards.
Pepper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ryan Pepper has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pepper scores with a shoulder strike. #T3#
Pepper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pepper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pepper throws a punch but it's blocked by Kass.
Kass swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kass softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Pepper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kass misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kass cracks Pepper with a nice body shot.
Kass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Kass.
Kass misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kass.
Kass has a couple of punches blocked by Pepper.
Pepper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kass backwards.
Kass lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kass has a couple of punches blocked by Pepper.
Kass tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pepper blocks an uppercut.
#T4#
Kass working aggressively here.
Kass scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pepper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pepper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kasss head.
Pepper blocking some punches.
Pepper digs a right hand underneath Kass's ribcage. Kass let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pepper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pepper struggles to land a body shot inside as Kass controls his hands.
Pepper lands an uppercut.
Pepper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pepper blocks an uppercut.
Pepper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kass backwards.
Pepper has Kass pressed against the ropes.
Pepper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pepper lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short left from Pepper.
Pepper pushes Kass back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Pepper dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Kass misses with a hook
and Pepper scores with a counter punch that sends Kass to the canvas! Pepper smells blood - he's punishing Kass with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Kass has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Pepper!
Ryan Pepper seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
Gladiators 37 Khabib v Kass
Date: Jul 15, 2017 |
#R1#
Nurmagomedov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kass. That did some damage!
Kass bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nurmagomedov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nurmagomedov connects with an inside leg kick.
Kass takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kass throws the left hand but Nurmagomedov avoids the punch easily.
Nurmagomedov throws a lazy uppercut
and Kass counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kass takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big right from Kass misses.
Kass throws a shot from downtown. Nurmagomedov moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Nurmagomedov misses.
Nurmagomedov connects with a crisp jab.
Kass tries to clinch up.
It looked like Nurmagomedov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kass throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Nurmagomedov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kass moves to clinch but Nurmagomedov breaks away
and Nurmagomedov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nurmagomedov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kass has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kass there as he acknowledges the shot.#T1##CL2#
Kass clinches with his opponent.
Nurmagomedov misses with the head strike.
Kass looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kass tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nurmagomedov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nurmagomedov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nurmagomedov misses with a punch to the body.
Kass has a couple of punches blocked by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kass backwards.
Nurmagomedov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kass backwards.
Nurmagomedov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nurmagomedov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kass lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nurmagomedov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kass lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nurmagomedov backwards.
Kass lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kass misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kass fails to land.
Kass swings wildly with an uppercut but Nurmagomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nurmagomedov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nurmagomedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Kass. #T2#
Nurmagomedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Kass controls his hands.
Kass doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nurmagomedov misses with a punch to the body.
Kass goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nurmagomedov working aggressively here.
Nurmagomedov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nurmagomedov tries to throw a body punch but Kass avoids it by throwing Nurmagomedov back against the cage.
Nurmagomedov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kass backwards.
Nurmagomedov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nurmagomedov throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kass fails to land.
Nurmagomedov gets through Kass's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kass working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Nurmagomedov - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kass.
Nurmagomedov throws a head punch that misses.
Nurmagomedov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kass backwards.
Nurmagomedov misses with a punch on the inside.
Nurmagomedov misses with some punches.
Kass misses with some punches.
#T3#
Kass tries a body shot but Nurmagomedov blocks it.
Kass swings wildly with an uppercut but Nurmagomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Nurmagomedov.
Kass tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nurmagomedov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov blocking some punches.
Nurmagomedov lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Nurmagomedov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nurmagomedov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kass throws a head punch that misses.
Nurmagomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nurmagomedov blocks an uppercut.
Nurmagomedov lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nurmagomedov.
Kass scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Nurmagomedov as the two fighters clinch.
Kass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kass struggles to land a body shot inside as Nurmagomedov controls his hands.
#T4#
Kass has a couple of punches blocked by Nurmagomedov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurmagomedov blocking some punches.
Nurmagomedov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nurmagomedov.
Kass misses with a punch on the inside.
Kass misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov misses with the head strike.
Nurmagomedov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nurmagomedov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nurmagomedov has a couple of punches blocked by Kass.
Nurmagomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nurmagomedov presses Kass against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nurmagomedov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nurmagomedov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kass.
Kass throws a head punch that misses.
Nurmagomedov tries a body shot but Kass blocks it.
Kass swings wildly with an uppercut but Nurmagomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nurmagomedov can't find room to land a body shot as Kass controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Nurmagomedov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Nurmagomedov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kass misses with an uppercut
and Nurmagomedov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kass falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nurmagomedov counters with a nice uppercut.
Kass throws a hook but Nurmagomedov blocks it.
Kass slips under a jab.
Kass is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nurmagomedov with a body shot.
Kass pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nurmagomedov back to the cage. Kass follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kass throws a jab but it's blocked by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov scores with a jab to the head.
Nurmagomedov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kass scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nurmagomedov doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Kass drives through and clinches with Nurmagomedov against the cage.
Kass lands a hook that snaps the head of Nurmagomedov backwards. #CUT2#
It looks like Khabib Nurmagomedov has been cut.
Nurmagomedov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nurmagomedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Kass. #T1#
Kass misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Kass.
Nurmagomedov blocking some punches.
Nurmagomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kass.
Kass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nurmagomedov misses with the head strike.
Kass prevents a body shot from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Kass controls his hands.
Kass swings wildly with an uppercut but Nurmagomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nurmagomedov.
A short uppercut from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov blocking some punches.
Kass has a couple of punches blocked by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov misses with some punches.
Kass can't find room to land a body shot as Nurmagomedov controls the action.
Kass has a couple of punches blocked by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kasss head.
Nurmagomedov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kass backwards. #T2#
Nurmagomedov lands with a left to the head.
Kass blocks a body shot from Nurmagomedov.
Kass softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kass swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nurmagomedov.
Kass throws a punch but it's blocked by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov has a couple of punches blocked by Kass.
A head punch on the inside from Nurmagomedov fails to land.
Nurmagomedov lands an uppercut.
Nurmagomedov has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kass blocks an uppercut.
Kass swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nurmagomedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kass throws a punch but it's blocked by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov lands a left hand.
Kass digs a right hand underneath Nurmagomedov's ribcage. Nurmagomedov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kass misses with some punches.
Kass pushes Nurmagomedov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kass's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kass tries to work over Nurmagomedov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kass throws a punch but it's blocked by Nurmagomedov. #T3#
Nurmagomedov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kass lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Kass.
Nurmagomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nurmagomedov pushes Kass back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khabib Nurmagomedov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kass lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nurmagomedov backwards.
Kass throws a punch but it's blocked by Nurmagomedov.
Kass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nurmagomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kass's elbow.
Nurmagomedov working aggressively here.
Kass has a couple of punches blocked by Nurmagomedov.
A right hand to the body from Kass.
Nurmagomedov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kass can do to turn this around?
Nurmagomedov tries a body shot but Kass blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Nurmagomedov fails to land.
Nurmagomedov throws a head punch that misses.
Nurmagomedov misses with a punch to the body.
Nurmagomedov lands a body shot.
Kass misses with the head strike.
Nurmagomedov blocks an uppercut.
#T4#
Nurmagomedov working aggressively here.
Kass throws a head punch that misses.
Nurmagomedov scores with a shot to the side of Kass's head.
Nurmagomedov blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nurmagomedov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nurmagomedov has a couple of punches blocked by Kass.
Nurmagomedov misses with a punch on the inside.
Kass scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nurmagomedov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kass fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kass scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nurmagomedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Kass controls his hands.
Nurmagomedov swings wildly with an uppercut but Kass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kass misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kass fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Nurmagomedov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Khabib Nurmagomedov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Khabib Nurmagomedov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Kass on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nurmagomedov lands with a right hand.
Kass throws a right and a left that Nurmagomedov avoids nicely.
Nurmagomedov misses with a hook
and Kass counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is winning the standup battle so far.
Nurmagomedov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nurmagomedov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nurmagomedov slips under a jab from Kass.
Nurmagomedov misses with a leg kick
and Kass counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL#
Nurmagomedov rushes Kass and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nurmagomedov lands a right hand.
Nurmagomedov throws a head punch that misses.
Nurmagomedov tries to work over Kass's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nurmagomedov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nurmagomedov blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurmagomedov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Kass.
Kass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kass.
Kass throws a head punch that misses.
Kass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nurmagomedov blocks an uppercut.
Nurmagomedov misses with a punch on the inside.
Kass has a couple of punches blocked by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov blocking some punches.
Kass tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nurmagomedov's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nurmagomedov.
Kass tries to throw a body punch but Nurmagomedov avoids it by throwing Kass back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kass.
Nurmagomedov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nurmagomedov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kass lands a nice uppercut.
Kass misses with a body punch.
Kass misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kass misses with a body punch.
Nurmagomedov pushes Kass back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kass pushes Nurmagomedov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2#
Kass tries to throw a body punch but Nurmagomedov avoids it by throwing Kass back against the cage.
Kass lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kass.
Nurmagomedov blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body punch.
Kass misses with some punches.
Kass working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Kass - that landed with a thud.
Nurmagomedov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kass blocks a body shot from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kass backwards.
Nurmagomedov lands a left hand.
Nurmagomedov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nurmagomedov misses with the head strike.
Kass misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kass tries to work over Nurmagomedov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nurmagomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nurmagomedov lands a nice uppercut.#T3#
Kass throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nurmagomedov. #ROC#
Kass is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nurmagomedov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kass is still on wobbly legs! Can Nurmagomedov finish him?
Kass misses with the head strike.
Nurmagomedov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nurmagomedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Kass.
Kass misses with some punches.
Nurmagomedov lands with a light punch inside.
Nurmagomedov lands with a right to the head.
Kass misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kass blocking some punches.
Big Kass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nurmagomedov digs a right hand underneath Kass's ribcage. Kass let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nurmagomedov.
Kass tries a body shot but Nurmagomedov blocks it.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body punch.
A short left from Nurmagomedov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kass.
Kass swings wildly with an uppercut but Nurmagomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurmagomedov pushes Kass back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kass blocks a body shot from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov dips a shoulder and cracks Kass with a mighty uppercut! Kass falls back against the cage and Nurmagomedov unloads with a barrage of strikes! Kass is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Nurmagomedov screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khabib Nurmagomedov!
Khabib Nurmagomedov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
RFC 46: White Hot
Date: May 27, 2017 |
#R1##TD2#
Kass gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kass is trying to control the position but McGrady postures up.
McGrady lands a couple of decent looking shots.
McGrady distracts Kass with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
McGrady slips nicely into half guard.
McGrady slips a nice elbow through Kass's hands, connecting with Kass's forehead.
Kass taking some punishment here, with McGrady in his half guard. #SUB2#
McGrady is trying to work for a kimura but Kass is defending well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McGrady lands a nice short elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGrady looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kass with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kass is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McGrady scores with a couple of nice shots.#ROC2#
Kass is rocked!#SUB2#
McGrady is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#T1##SUB2#
McGrady is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kass on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kass tries to get out of the position.
McGrady seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #SUB2#
McGrady in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Kass tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from McGrady!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chosu McGrady!
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Event:
RFC 44:Slaughterday Night Live
Date: May 13, 2017 |
#R1#
Kass throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kass! But no joy.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kass takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kass throws a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Johnson.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Kass counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kass manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kass fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kass paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good exchange - Kass coming out on top.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kass keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kass throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson tries to clinch but Kass is having none of it.
Kass cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T1#
Kass throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it. #CL2#
Kass clinches with his opponent.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body.
Kass throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Kass tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kass controls his hands.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Kass lands with a left to the head.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Kass backwards.
Kass misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kass misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kass working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kass.
Kass lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson. #T2#
Kass can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Kass lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kass swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Kass lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kass throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kass.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC#
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Kass lands a lovely overhand right.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
letting Kass counter with a right hand. #ROC2#
Johnson is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Jack Johnson has been cut.#T3#
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kass has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Kass lands a brutal uppercut that launches Johnson off his feet! Johnson tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big Kass!
During a confident post fight interview, Big Kass thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
LFC 28
Date: Mar 25, 2017 |
#R1#
Divnich misses with a body kick.
Kass was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Divnich misses with a head kick.
Divnich connects with a body shot.
Kass throws a body punch but Divnich moves out of range.
Maxim Divnich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kass takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Divnich was well out of range. Poor timing from Kass.
Divnich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kass gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kass missing with a left hand there. Divnich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Divnich lands a head kick!
Divnich fails to land with a series of punches.
Divnich throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Divnich. That's going to slow Kass down.
Divnich moves out of range as Kass strikes.
Divnich throws a right and a left that Kass avoids nicely.
Divnich misses with an uppercut
and Kass counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kass with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Divnich to score with a decent uppercut.
Divnich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Divnich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kass counters with a straight right hand.#T1#
Kass dodges the punch combination from Divnich.
A punch combination from Divnich misses.
Kass moves away from the strike by Divnich.
Kass pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Divnich is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kass with a body shot.
Kass takes a swing at Divnich's ribcage but misses.
Divnich takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Divnich lands with a good body shot.
Divnich throws a shot from downtown. Kass moves away and avoids it.#CL#
Kass has Divnich up against the cage in a clinch.
Divnich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC2#
Divnich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Divnich throws a series of punches but Kass avoids them all with ease.
Kass was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kass misses with an uppercut.
Divnich looks to land a combination but Kass avoids it well.
Divnich staying out of range there.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kass throws a jab but it's blocked by Divnich.
Kass's jab looks to have found its range, popping Divnich under the eye.#CUT#
It looks like Maxim Divnich has been cut.
Divnich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kass.
Divnich swings widly with a right hand
and Kass counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kass takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Divnich takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Divnich stalks Kass and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kass's face. Kass staggers backwards, shaken.
Kass lands with a hook. Divnich tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Divnich takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Divnich moves away from the strike by Kass.
Kass uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Divnich.
Divnich ducks under a wild hook from Kass.
Divnich walks into a stiff left hand from Kass.
Kass cracks Divnich with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Divnich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kass is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A slow jab from Divnich misses its intended target.
Divnich swings for the body but Kass moves out of range.
#T3#
Divnich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Divnich misses with a hook.
Kass on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kass is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A punch lands to the side of Kass 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Divnich closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kass fails with an attempt to clinch.
Divnich changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Divnich throws a low kick but Kass moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Kass on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kass is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kass is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Divnich.
Kass slips a jab and a cross from Divnich.
A counter left hand to the body from Kass misses its target.
Divnich misses with a straight left.
Kass is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Divnich throws a looping overhand right but Kass ducks down to avoid it.
Divnich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kass.
Kass was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Divnich ducks under a wild hook from Kass.
Divnich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kass sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kass throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Divnich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T4#
Divnich throws a body shot but no joy.
Divnich connects with a body shot that sends Kass's belly button to the back.
Divnich throws a right hand that Kass ducks under and follows up with a left that Kass also avoids with ease.
Kass was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kass lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Divnich takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Divnich misses with an uppercut
and Kass cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Divnich takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Divnich looks winded!
Divnich throws a sloppy head kick and Kass moves out of range easily.
Divnich misses with the combination.
Divnich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#KD#
Kass drops Divnich with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Divnich looks back up at him and smiles so Kass waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#ROC#
Divnich is rocked!#CUT#
That has opened up Maxim Divnich's cut even more.
Divnich misses with a jab, cross combination.
Divnich is still on wobbly legs! Can Kass finish him?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kass scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Divnich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kass manages to avoid it.
Divnich throws a shot from downtown. Kass moves away and avoids it.
Divnich avoids the body shot from Kass.
A little jabbing left from Divnich on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Maxim Divnich will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maxim Divnich's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Divnich on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Divnich seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd cheers as Divnich lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kass doesn't seem phased though.
Divnich avoids the body shot from Kass.
#KD#
Kass lands a left and a right that send Divnich crashing to the mat, dazed. Kass thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Kass tries to clinch up.
Divnich tries a quick counter leg kick but Kass is wise to it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Divnich in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Divnich scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Divnich looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #KD#
Kass cracks Divnich with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Divnich looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kass finish him?
Divnich misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Divnich.
Sloppy strikes from Divnich. Those never looked like landing.
Divnich uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kass has time to react.
Kass avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A low kick from Divnich is predictable there
and Kass counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kass waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Divnich.
Divnich throws a right hand that Kass ducks under and follows up with a left that Kass also avoids with ease.#T1#
Kass lands the left hand.
Kass fails with an attempt to clinch.
Divnich misses with a hook.
Kass takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kass staying out of range there.
A jab from Divnich misses. #CL#
Kass has closed the distance and engaged Divnich in a clinch.
Divnich blocks an uppercut.
Kass swings wildly with an uppercut but Divnich uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Divnich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Divnich throws a series of punches but Kass avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Kass wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kass dodges the punch combination from Divnich.
#CL#
Kass clinches. #T2#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kass.
Kass throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Divnich.
Kass misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kass working aggressively here.
Kass misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kass creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #CUT#
The cut above Maxim Divnich's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kass.
Divnich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kass fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kass misses with a punch to the body.
Kass swings wildly with an uppercut but Divnich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kass lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T3##BC2#
Divnich breaks the clinch.
Kass scores with a jab.
Kass steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Divnich.
Divnich scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kass in his tracks.
Divnich smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Divnich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Divnich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Divnich misses with an uppercut.
Kass with a hook.#CUT#
Maxim Divnich's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Divnich has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Divnich throws out a loose jab but Kass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Divnich throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kass stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#KD#
Kass lands a big uppercut and Divnich crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Divnich looks OK. Kass waves Divnich back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Divnich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kass moves away.
Kass swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Divnich throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kass counters with a right hand from hell and Divnich is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big Kass!
Big Kass decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
LFC 22
Date: Feb 11, 2017 |
#R1#
Kass slips a jab and a cross from Allan.
Kass misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kass uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Allan.
Allan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kass throws an off balance right hand
and Allan counters with a nice uppercut. #CL#
Kass has taken the fight to the clinch.
Allan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kass tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right from Kass.
Allan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kass backwards.
A short left from Kass.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allan.
Kass wants to stall.
#BC2#
Allan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allan dips to his left and cracks Kass with an uppercut!
Kass throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Allan sees it coming and avoids it easily.#CL#
Kass darts in and clinches Allan up against the cage.#T1#
Kass fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kass tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Allan just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Kass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Allan.
Kass pushes Allan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Allan tries to work over Kass's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kass will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Allan up against the cage.
Kass working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Allan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Allan blocks an uppercut.
Kass lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kass tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kass has a couple of punches blocked by Allan.
Kass tries to pull guard but Allan won't allow it.
Allan lands a nice shot to the body.
Kass throws a punch but it's blocked by Allan. #T2#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kass.
Kass looking to stall.
Kass misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kass misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Allan.
Allan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kass.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kass is trying to stall.
Kass tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kass misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kass.
Kass is trying to pull guard but Allan has him pressed against the cage.
Kass tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Allan just stands there and leans against the cage.#T3#
Allan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kass working aggressively here.
Kass swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kass tries to pull guard but Allan holds him up against the cage and eventually Kass drops back down to his feet.
Kass misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kass fails to pull guard.
Kass looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kass lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Allan.
A head punch on the inside from Allan fails to land.
Allan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#BC2#
Allan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kass tries to clinch
and Allan counters with a stiff right hand.
Kass lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kass swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kass tries to clinch up.
Allan looks to throw the jab but Kass is out of range.
Allan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#T4#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab from Kass misses.
Kass wants to clinch up but Allan keeps it at a distance.
Allan throws out a loose jab but Kass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allan misses with a hook to the body
and Kass cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Allan misses with an uppercut
and Kass cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch combination from Allan misses.
Allan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#CL#
Kass gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Allan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kass backwards.
Kass wants to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Allan as Kass tries to tie him up.
Kass is trying to pull guard but Allan has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Big Kass will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Allan slips a straight right by Kass.
Kass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Allan manages to avoid it.
Kass pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Kass as he connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Allan.
Allan misses with a lunging right hand
#KD#
and Kass counters with a nice right hand that sends Allan toppling to the canvas! Allan scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Kass finish him?!#ROC#
Allan is rocked!
Kass fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Allan square on the jaw! Damn, Allan is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big Kass!
An out of breath Big Kass thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
LFC 16
Date: Jan 11, 2017 |
#R1#
Kass misses the jab.
Winchester throws a big counter combination but Kass scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Winchester slips under a jab.
Kass tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Winchester counter with a right hand.
Kass uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Winchester.
Kass misses the shot to the body.
Kass throws a right hand that misses
and Winchester counters with a right hand to the body.
Kass throws a looping overhand right but Winchester ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Winchester was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kass moves in looking to clinch but Winchester pushes him off.
Winchester digs a good hook to Kass's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winchester throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kass.
A slow jab from Kass misses its intended target.
Kass's coach down at World Combat Sports Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kass's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Winchester throws a poor cross that misses
and Kass counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Winchester lands with a shot to the body.
Kass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winchester.
Winchester misses with a hook to the body
letting Kass counter with a right hand. #T1##CL2#
Kass clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kass.
Winchester doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Winchester is looking to control Kass's arms but Kass gets an underhook and turns him. Now Winchester has his back to the cage.
Kass throws a head punch that misses.
Winchester misses with some punches.
Kass displaying some good clinch control by pressing Winchester up against the cage.
Kass working aggressively here.
Kass misses with a body punch.
Kass doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Kass.
Kass throws a head punch that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kass takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch on the inside from Winchester fails to land.
Winchester is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Winchester. #T2#
Winchester blocks an uppercut.
Kass displaying some good clinch control by pressing Winchester up against the cage.
Come on Kass - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kass lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Kass.
Kass misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC#
Winchester breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kass jabs Winchester right on the nose. Winchester blinks but takes it well.
Winchester tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kass paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kass moves away from the strike by Winchester.
Kass lands with a hook. Winchester tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kass will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Winchester scores with the left hand. Kass knows he should have avoided that one. #T3#
Winchester misses with a body shot.
#CL2#
Kass rushes Winchester and presses him up against the cage.
Kass tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kass lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from Winchester.
Kass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kass swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Winchester.
Winchester lands with a light punch inside.
Winchester looking to slow down the pace here.
Kass will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Winchester up against the cage.
Winchester pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kass looking to slow down the pace here.#T4#
Winchester is pushing Kass up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A shot in the inside from Kass.
A short uppercut from Kass.
Kass struggles to land a body shot inside as Winchester controls his hands.
Kass working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kass.
Kass scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winchester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Winchester leaning his opponent against the cage.
Winchester misses with a punch on the inside.
Winchester misses with a body punch.
Winchester blocking some punches.
Winchester struggles to land a body shot inside as Kass controls his hands.
Kass blocks an elbow strike from Winchester.
A short uppercut from Winchester.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Kass dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Winchester's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kass connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Winchester scrambles back to his feet.#CUT2#
It looks like Dean Winchester has been cut.
Kass throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Winchester sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Winchester is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Big Kass seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Winchester looks to land a combination but Kass avoids it well.
Kass might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#KD2#
Kass feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Winchester sprawling to the canvas! Winchester rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kass finish him?!
#ROC2#
Winchester is rocked!
Kass ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Winchester out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big Kass!
Big Kass decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
LFC 11
Date: Dec 17, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Kass rushes Lessard and presses him up against the cage.
Kass lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lessard backwards.
Lessard tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kass smiles and moves away.
Lessard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
#ROC2#
Lessard is rocked!
Lessard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#CL2#
Kass closes the distance and pushes Lessard back into the cage.
Lessard jumps guard but Kass turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kass throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lessards head.
Kass lands a shoulder strike.
Oh Lessard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kass lands an uppercut.
Kass throws a big uppercut that drops Lessard! More strikes from Kass and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Lessard lies dazed against the cage as Kass celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Kass!
Big Kass decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
LFC 7
Date: Nov 16, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Nganam throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kass tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Nganam is in Kass's guard.
Kass looking to control.
Nganam in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nganam won't allow Kass to sweep him here.
Nganam cracks Kass with a solid left hand.
Nganam landing with the ground and pound.
Nganam postures up.
Nganam working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kass's head.
Nganam is working Kass over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kass wants to get back to his feet but Nganam is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kass tries to strike from the bottom.
Nganam content to stall in guard here. #T1#
Nganam's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Nganam is in close to Kass's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nganam postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nganam with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nganam stands up over Kass, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #SUB#
Nganam got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kass has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nganam has managed to get both his arms back between Kass's legs - danger averted.#SU2#
Nganam gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A left lands for Kass.#T2#
Kass dips to his left and cracks Nganam with an uppercut!
Nganam with a poor takedown
and Kass cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kass throws a hook but Nganam avoids it easily.
Nganam slips under a jab.
Kass lands a nice looking body shot.
Big Kass is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nganam changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kass tries to avoid it but Nganam manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kass to the ground. Kass escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kass scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nganam darts in looking for a takedown but Kass gets double underhooks and turns Nganam into the cage.
Big Kass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sunny Nganam.
Nganam with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kass connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nganam takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
#T3#
A punch lands to the side of Nganam 's head but he takes it in his stride.#ROC#
Nganam is rocked!
Kass cracks Nganam on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Nganam falls backwards against the cage. Kass follows up with more strikes that drop Nganam to his knees. Kass keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Nganam! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Kass!
A victorious Big Kass thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Sunny Nganam stepped up to the mic, saying 'I let My Fans My Friends And my Family down But mostly me But I will be back with a vengeance'.
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